Add vCenter Adapter Instances to vRealize Operations Manager

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After you deploy the analytics and the remote collector nodes of vRealize Operations Manager and start vRealize Operations Manager, pair a vCenter Adapter instance with each vCenter Server instance in the region.

Procedure

Log in to vRealize Operations Manager by using the operations interface.

Open a Web browser and go to https://vrops01svr01.rainpole.local.

Log in using the following credentials.

Setting

Value

User name

admin

Password

vrops_admin_password

On the main navigation bar, click Administration.

In the left pane of vRealize Operations Manager, click Solutions.

From the solution table on the Solutions page, select the VMware vSphere solution, and click the Configure icon at the top.

The Manage Solution - VMware vSphere dialog box appears.

Under Instance Settings, enter the settings for connection to vCenter Server.

If you already have added another vCenter Adapter, click the Add icon on the left side to add adapter settings.

Enter the display name, description, and FQDN of the vCenter Server instance.

Setting

Value for Management vCenter Server

Value for Compute vCenter Server

Display Name

vCenter Adapter - sfo01m01vc01

vCenter Adapter - sfo01w01vc01

Description

Management vCenter Server for sfo01

Compute vCenter Server for sfo01

vCenter Server

sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local

sfo01w01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local

Click the Add icon on the right side, configure the collection credentials for connection to the vCenter Server instance, and click OK.

vCenter Server Credentials Attribute

Value

Credential name

vCenter Adapter Credentials - sfo01m01vc01

User Name

svc-vrops-vsphere@rainpole.local

Password

svc-vrops-vsphere-password

Leave Enable Actions set to Enable so that vCenter Adapter can run actions on objects in vCenter Server from vRealize Operations Manager.

Click Test Connection to validate the connection to the vCenter Server instance.

The vCenter Server certificate appears.

In the Review and Accept Certificate dialog box, verify the certificate information, and click Accept.

Click OK in the Info dialog box.

Expand the Advanced Settings section of settings.

From the Collectors/Groups drop-down menu, select the sfo01-remote-collectors group.

On the Solutions page, select VMware vSphere from the solution table to view the collection state and collection status.

The collection state indicates whether the adapter should be collecting data. The collection status value indicates whether vRealize Operations Manager is receiving data about a certain object type. An adapter instance has a status value only if its collection state is Collecting.

Results

The Collection State column for the vCenter Adapter displays Collecting, and the Collection Status column displays Data receiving.